ERCC Elder Detained Over a Funeral ParticipationAugust 17, 2021 — 08/17/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – An elder from the heavily targeted Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) was briefly detained on August 14 for his participation in a June funeral....
House Church Teachers Jailed by CCP in WuhuAugust 13, 2021 — 08/13/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Earlier in August, officials from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) arrested Wang Minghai, Wan Hongxia, Han Xuelei, and Xie Zhifeng, four house church teachers...
Leaders and Members of Destroyed Chinese Church JailedAugust 12, 2021 — 08/12/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Since 2009, the Golden Lampstand Church, a megachurch in Shanxi province’s Linfen city, has faced persecution from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). According to...
House Church Pastor and Wife Receive Hefty Fine for Church GatheringAugust 8, 2021 — 08/08/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The pastor and his wife at a targeted house church in China’s Xiamen receive a hefty fine from the authorities for having “unauthorized gathering.”...
Spreading the Gospel to North Korea through RadioAugust 4, 2021 — By Gina Goh North Korea's official document stating "Let's eradicate superstitious activities that distort and corrupt one's mind." 08/04/2021 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – North Korea, the isolated...
Zhejiang Authorities Forcibly Remove Crosses from Christian Fishing VesselsJuly 31, 2021 — 07/31/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Dozens of fishing vessels with crosses atop in China’s Zhejiang province were banned from leaving the port. The local authorities forcibly removed their crosses...
China Threatens Christian Parents with Their Children’s EducationJuly 29, 2021 — 07/29/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Knowing the importance of education to parents, the Chinese government is using precisely that to target parents with Christian faith. According to Todd Nettleton,...
Chinese Christians Banned from Providing Relief to Flood VictimsJuly 29, 2021 — 07/28/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The recent deadly floods in central China's Henan province have taken away dozens of lives and caused immense damage to several cities, yet the...
Chinese Police Again Summon ERCC Preacher for QuestioningJuly 27, 2021 — 07/27/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Sichuan police continued their persistent harassment of the Chengdu-based Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC). On July 17, officers again seized Wu Wuqing, who is...
Chinese Authorities Interrupt Virtual Church ServiceJuly 23, 2021 — 07/23/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Last week, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials reportedly interrupted a church service held virtually over zoom. During the morning of July 11, CCP security...
Chinese Officials Raid a Christian Funeral, Remove Christian SymbolsJuly 21, 2021 — 07/21/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Recently, a house church in Guiyang City, Guizhou province hosted a memorial service for an elderly Christian at a local funeral home. Before the...
Chinese Pastors Ordered to Preach on Xi Jinping’s SpeechJuly 20, 2021 — 07/19/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials have ordered pastors belonging to the state-controlled body of the Protestant Church to study and preach President Xi Jinping's...
Chinese Street Preacher Released After Being Held Under SurveillanceJuly 17, 2021 — 07/17/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On June 19, Zhejiang Province’s state security officers arrested Chen Wensheng, a Christian from Hengyang City, Hunan province. After transporting him back to Hengyang,...
Fate of Imprisoned Chinese Bishop Still UnknownJuly 16, 2021 — 07/16/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The bishop of Xixiang (Henan province), Joseph Zhang Weizhu was arrested in May alongside ten priests and seminarians at a Catholic seminary. His fate...
The US Calls Out Myanmar and China in a Genocide ReportJuly 15, 2021 — 07/15/2021 Myanmar, China (International Christian Concern) – The Biden administration renewed allegations of genocide and atrocities against China and Myanmar in a latest report by the Department of State. The...
China’s Latest Ban of Christian Content on Social MediaJuly 13, 2021 — 07/13/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – In a recent crackdown on online Christian content, the Chinese government banned the WeChat accounts belonging to many registered churches. WeChat is a popular...
